Surname Spelman (Spelman 
, Спелман 
, Спельман 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Spelman is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a rare surname, Nicaragua, and Estonia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Very seldom, Spelman is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Spelman | United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Nicaragua, United States |
| Спелман | Ukraine, Russia |
| Спельман | Belarus, Russia |
| john spelman English judge and law reporter (b. 1480) |
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| dorothy spelman Peerage person ID=631117 (b. 1508) |
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henry spelman English antiquarian and politician (1564-1641), GB (b. 1564) |
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| john spelman English historian and politician (b. 1594) |
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| clement spelman English judge (b. 1598) |
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| john spelman English politician, died 1663 (b. 1606) |
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| lady elizabeth spelman (1672-1748); daughter of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton, and Lady Martha Carey (b. 1672) |
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| edward spelman British translator (b. 1701) |
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| spelman swaine British Royal Navy officer (1769-1848), GB (b. 1769) |
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james j. spelman Mississippi state legislator and journalist (1841-1894), US (b. 1841) |
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| harriet maria spelman (1848-1937) (b. 1848) |
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| john a. spelman American painter, US (b. 1880) |
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| timothy mather spelman American composer, US (b. 1891) |
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| spelman b. collins actor (1902–1994), US (b. 1902) |
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caroline spelman British politician (born 1958), GB (b. 1958) |
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